Contemporary Limited Edition and Mode...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Sep 28, 2000

LOT 133

Breguet, Ref. 3650, case No. 5088F, No. 540, 1990'sVery fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with tourbillon, power reserve, sector for fly back 24 hour indication, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle.

USD 32,000 - 40,000

Sold: USD 48,300

C. three body, solid, reeded band, straight lugs, screwed bars, transparent back, sapphire crystal. D. 'guilloché' silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the tourbillon, seconds hand on the tourbillon shaft, power reserve and sector for fly back 24 hour indication. 'Breguet' blued steel hands. M. Cal. 560, 24 jewels, hand engraved gilt brass, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

What Is a Tourbillon? See Lot 113.What is a Power Reserve?The power reserve, reserve de marche, is a complication which is used on mechanical wristwatches. A manually wound mechanical movement has a mainspring that needs to be permanently monitored. After a certain amount of time, the wristwatch will run out of power and the mainspring will need to be rewound. The power reserve indicator adds a measure of control over the mainspring and indicates when to wind the watch. Power reserves are also located on automatic movements. In this type of wristwatchs well, the power reserve indicates how much power is left in the mainspring when the wristwatch is not worn.Jaquet-DrozPierre Jaquet-Droz (1721-1790) was an eminent horologist of the Neuchâtel region. He earned a brilliant reputation as a clockmaker and was the first to make the intricate singing bird boxes which charmed late 18th century Europe. His son, Henri-Louis (1752-1791) joined his father's firm and together they became famous for their ingenious complicated clocks and automata.By reproducing automata and singing bird pieces today, Jaquet-Droz reestablishes its former reputation as a manufacturer of complicated mechanical timepieces and automata.Recently, the company was purchased by the Swatch Group.